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    the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;(A)
    the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord protects the resident alien,
    comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,(B)
    but thwarts the way of the wicked.

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    the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the sojourners,
    he upholds the widow and the fatherless;
    but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

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    and gives sight to the blind.
He lifts those who have fallen;
    he loves his righteous people.
He protects the strangers who live in our land;
    he helps widows and orphans,
    but takes the wicked to their ruin.

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The Lord (A)opens the eyes of those who are blind;
The Lord (B)raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord (C)loves the righteous.
The Lord (D)watches over strangers;
He [a](E)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [b]thwarts (F)the way of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
  2. Psalm 146:9 Lit bends

    the Lord gives sight(A) to the blind,(B)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(C)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(D)
The Lord watches over the foreigner(E)
    and sustains the fatherless(F) and the widow,(G)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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